Old Roan Chase 2024

Run every year in October on the Mildmay Course at Aintree, the Old Roan Chase is a Grade Two event which takes place over 2½ miles and features 16 fences.

The race was inaugurated in 2004 when it was run as the Wigan Chase and was won for the first time by Farmer Jack, though stars such as Kauto Star and Frodon have been victorious since then while a special mention has to go also to three-time winner Monet’s Garden of Nicky Richards’ yard, the victor in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

The Old Roan Chase carries a prize fund of £80,000, making it a competitive event with many trainers using it as a high-quality starting point for their chasers, especially those with ambitions to head to the Cheltenham Festival the following March and/or to come back to Aintree for the Grand National meeting in April.